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Context

Stories in the Context section are not fakes. We publish them in order to provide greater insight for our readers about the techniques, methods and practices used by the Russian government in its information war. They appear on our site with the permission of their original publisher and reflect the views of the authors and not necessarily the position of StopFake’s editorial board.

Kremlin Watch Monitor. May 30, 2016

Weekly update on Kremlin disinformation efforts in Europe The Czech Ministry of the Interior will establish a specialized Centre for Terrorism and Hybrid Threats. According...

Kazakhstan: Mud-Slinging at Protesters Highlights Apparent Media Double Standards

Aimira Shaunkentayeva reads her news bulletins with a stony and ferocious demeanor. But on the turn of a dime, her voice softens as she...

WWII: A new ‘religion’ for Russia

Each year, Russia’s WWII victory celebrations become more grandiose and spectacular. In recent years, the cult of the Great Victory has become a quasi-religion...

Russian Newspapers Are Now Warning Readers About Russian TV Networks

When people think of Russia’s independent media, their minds don’t often turn to Yakutsk, the capital of the Sakha Republic, located 450 kilometers (about...

Crimean Prosecutor Warns Tatar Journalist Over ‘Extremist’ Views

A prominent Tatar journalist says she was warned by Crimean prosecutors over "extremist" views for writing about the plight of Tatar children whose parents...

Russia 2030: A story of great power dreams and small victorious wars

Download: PDF The future of Europe’s relations with Russia looks bleak. The Kremlin is pursuing an increasingly aggressive foreign policy to assert itself as a...

Russian Officials Make Plans for an Autonomous, State-Controlled Internet

Russian officials at the Communications Ministry are preparing the groundwork for a Russian Internet that would be fully controlled by the state. A new...

Kremlin Watch Monitor. May 23, 2016

Weekly update on Kremlin disinformation efforts in Europe Three senior editors at the Russian RBC media group controlled by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov announced...

Russian propaganda: Children of Donbass in a fishbowl

Unrecognized DPR and LPR usually known as Eastern Ukraine territories are filled by Russian propaganda garbage nowadays. Kremlin regime created an awful creature of...

Top Russian pundit confesses to using falsified Nazi document as part of investigative report

Dmitry Kiselyov, one of Russia's most prominent television pundits and the head of the news agency Rossiya Segodnya, acknowledged that his TV program used...